Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Ra (or Re) is not only the sun. For the Egyptians of Heliopolis, the city of the solar cult near modern Cairo, he is the very principle of existence: he creates the world, then defends it every night against nothingness.
For three thousand years his figure runs through the state religion. To understand Ra is to understand how Egypt thought about the birth of the universe, the fragility of order, and why every dawn is a victory that has to be won again.
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- 2How the world emerged: the primordial mound
- 3Maat against Isfet: the perilous voyage of the boat
- 4The revolt of mankind and the destroying Eye
- 5Legacy and fusion: the Amun-Ra version
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary6 terms explained in a tap.
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